Psalms 18:38 — King James Version← Study notes

“I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.”

Psalms 18:38 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 18:387 words

HebrewMeaning

אֶרְדּ֣וֹףʾerədwōp

I pursuedverbH7291

put to flight · follow (after · on) · hunt ···

א֭וֹיְבַ/יʾwōyəbay

enemies myverbH341

foe

וְ/אַשִּׂיגֵ֑/םwəʾaśiygēm

and I overtook themconjH5381

be able · attain · (be able to · can) get ···

וְ/לֹֽאwəlōʾ

and notconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

אָ֝שׁוּבʾāšwb

I returnedverbH7725

build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···

עַדʿad

untilpronH5704

and · as · at · before ···

כַּלּוֹתָֽ/םkalwōtām

destroyed themverbH3615

cease · consume · determine · destroy ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 18:38

To the end, for the servant of the Lord, David himself. 1. That is, for the strong of hand, Christ in His Manhood. “The words of this song which he spoke to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered him out of the hands of his enemies, and of the hand of Saul; and he said, On the day when the Lord delivered him out of the hands of his enemies and of the hand of Saul:” namely, the king of the Jews, whom they had demanded for themselves. 1 Samuel 8:5 For as “David” is said…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 18 (excerpt)

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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